Two-In-One Cleaning Towel

ABSTRACT

The current invention discloses an easy to use two-in-one cleaning towel. The cleaning towel may have a single layer of flexible and absorbent sheet having a first side and a second side, wherein a cleaning agent is attached to the second side. Alternatively, the cleaning towel may have multiple layers of overlapping sheet materials, with a first layer made from flexible and absorbent material and a second layer having a cleaning agent attached to it. The cleaning agent is preferably in solid form at room temperature, keeping the cleaning towel substantially dry. The preferred material to make the cleaning towel is paper. The two layers or two sides may have different colors. A user may wipe a spill with one side/layer of the cleaning towel, turn it over, and disinfect the target surface with the other side/layer.

CLAIM OF PRIORITY

This application claims priority from U.S. provisional patentapplication 61/605,873, filed on Mar. 2, 2012 the contents of which areherein fully incorporated by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The current invention relates to a towel for cleaning purposes. Inparticular, the current invention relates to an easy-to-use cleaningtowel, and more particularly to a single-layered or multi-layeredcleaning towel having a cleaning agent in substantially solid formattached to the cleaning towel.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In every household there is a need for cleaning. For sanitary andaesthetic purposes, it would be desirable to periodically clean thewindows, furniture, toilet, bathing area, kitchen countertops, andappliances. Moreover, accidental spills and leaks need to be cleaned,preferably right away. In most households, regular cleaning and spillcontrol are commonly carried out with cleaning consumables such as papertowels, water, detergents, disinfectants, and antiseptics.

To clean up a spill, the general approach is to wipe the stained surfacewith paper towels or other kinds of wipes and towelettes. This process,however, tends to be somewhat incomplete because it is likely to leaveresidues that are damaging to hygiene and human health. Even if the wipeor towelette is designed to be absorbent, it becomes moistened and wetwhen being used to wipe the spill. Thus, residual amount of whateverspilled liquid would likely to be left on the surface, serving as abreeding ground for microorganisms such as bacteria and potentiallycausing health problems. Various remedial measures are adopted toaddress such problems. Some people choose to wipe the spill multipletimes. This approach, however, does not solve the basic issue. Unwantedresidual spill may still be present after more than one wiping withspecial disinfectants. Others may wipe with dry paper towels first, thenuse spraying cleaning solutions and more paper towel to clean up thecleaning solutions and disinfect the surface. Such a process, however,is complicated and wasteful in terms of time and cleaning consumables.

For regular routine cleaning, there is also a need for simple, easy touse wipes and towelettes to replace the common spray-and-wipe approach.Spraying in general is hard to control because it is difficult to ensurethat cleaning solutions would not be sprayed to unintended places. Whilesometimes it is important to closely control the cleaning area for fearof unhealthy contaminations, i.e. cleaning the interior of arefrigerator, the spray-and-wipe approach may prove to be lessdesirable. Another shortcoming of using separate cleaning agent and wipeis the difficulty to maneuver. Sometimes the surface to be cleaned istoo high so that devices such as ladders or stools are needed for heightadjustment, i.e. cleaning windows, therefore making it problematic toswitch between using spray and wipe. Sometimes the surface to be cleanedis hard to reach so that spraying the place is physically impossible. Insuch situations, it is very problematic to try to use a spray-and-wipemethod because it is difficult, complicated, or even dangerous to do so.

The current invention addresses the issues raised above, both as tospill control and regular cleaning. In essence, the current inventionprovides a cleaning towel that may offer effective cleaning and do notrequire wiping with an additional towel or spraying with cleaningsolutions.

Descriptions of Related Arts

U.S. Pat. No. 5,342,534 discloses a pre-moistened wiping articlecomprising a flexible substrate carrying a liquid composition comprisingan aqueous solution of: (a) from about 5 to about 15 weight % of amonohydric aliphatic alcohol having from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; (b)from about 0.00015 to about 0.0045 weight % of a water solublepreservative; (c) from about 0.01 to about 1 weight percent of alkylpolyglycoside, wherein said weight percentages represent activeingredient percentages based on the total weight of the liquidcomposition. The invention is a low alcohol content wiping article thatleaves a cleaned hard surface substantially streak free.

U.S. Patent Publication 2005/0120497 discloses a disposable wipe forcleaning hard surfaces, comprising a cleaning substrate comprising anonwoven material, the cleaning substrate having a longitudinal axis, anupper surface and a lower surface; and at least one attachment means;wherein said at least one attachment means is a pocket formed on theupper surface or the lower surface of said cleaning substrate, saidpocket covering from about 2% to about 90% of the surface area of saidupper surface, and having at least one opening. This publication alsoteaches a kit comprising the disposable cleaning wipe; and cleaningimplement comprising a mop head.

Various apparatus are known in the art, but their structures aredistinctively different from the current invention. Moreover, the priorarts fail to address all of the problems solved by the inventiondescribed herein.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

As indicated above, the existing approaches for cleaning have variousproblems. The current invention introduces a two-in-one cleaning towel,which is either single layered or multiple layered. The single layeredtwo-in-one cleaning towel comprises a flexible and absorbent sheethaving a first side and a second side, wherein a cleaning agent isattached to the second side and the cleaning agent is preferably insolid form at room temperature, keeping the cleaning towel substantiallydry. The multiple layered two-in-one cleaning towel has multiple layersof sheet materials, with a first layer comprising flexible and absorbentmaterial and a second layer, wherein a cleaning agent is attached to thesecond layer and the cleaning agent is preferably in solid form at roomtemperature, keeping the cleaning towel substantially dry. For themultiple layered two-in-one cleaning towel, either layer may be used toprovide additional wiping after the article or surface to be cleaned hasbeen wiped with the other layer.

As used here, cleaning agent is a general term that encompasses a wholerange of compounds, compositions, and formulas that have the effect ofeliminating dirt, grime, smears, grease, mold, fungus, smudge, or anyother kind of undesirable mark or stain. The cleaning agent may beeffective only when liquid is added to its solid form, or the cleaningagent may by effective in both solid and liquid forms. A cleaning agentmay be, in the common terms, a detergent or a sanitizer. The cleaningagent may also be designed as anti-bacterial or anti-microorganismagents such as but not limited to disinfectants, antiseptics,antimicrobials, fungus removers, and mold removers. The cleaning agentmay be specifically directed to cleaning one kind of surface, such asbut not limited to: glasses, kitchen countertops, furniture, shelves,toilets, bathing areas, metal surfaces, ceramic surfaces, and plasticsurfaces. On the other hand, the cleaning agent may be provided to serveas the cleaning agent for a few kinds, or many types of surfaces. Thecleaning agent may employ specific formulas developed by non-commercialentities for basic cleaning purposes, or the cleaning agent mayencompass the commercial sanitary or anti-microbial products.

As used here, cleaning solutions refer to the liquid form of thecleaning agents, based on water, alcohol, or any other kind of solvent.As indicated above, the cleaning agent may be effective when it is insolid form at room temperature. However, it is essential that thecleaning agent is effective when it is in liquid form, i.e. when thecleaning agent is in the form of a cleaning solution.

The current invention is particular suitable for spill control. For themulti-layered cleaning towel, the first layer of the is absorbent andflexible and may be used to provide the initial wiping to generallyremove the spill, such as but not limited to water, tea, coffee, milk,soft drinks, or alcohol. By generally absorbing whatever that isspilled, the first layer may become impregnated with liquid and thesecond layer may become moistened due to the capillary effect/action.Therefore, the cleaning agent attached to the second layer may becomecleaning solutions that may be used to clean and/or disinfect thesurface subjected to the spill.

Similarly, for the single-layered cleaning towel, a user may use thefirst side to wipe the spill, impregnate the sheet with liquid, and usethe second side to clean and/or disinfect the surface. For both thesingle-layered and multi-layered cleaning towel, the cleaning agent ispreferably a disinfectant, broadly defined as a substance that may beapplied to living or non-living objects to destroy microorganisms thatare living on the objects. Nevertheless, the cleaning agent, asindicated above, may be other agents that may have cleaning, sanitizingand anti-microbial effects.

The current invention is also beneficial for regular cleaning purposes.A user of the cleaning towel disclosed here may moisten the towel andwipe a target surface with the second side of the single-layered towelor the second layer of the multi-layered towel, then using the firstside or first layer to remove the residual moist, thus avoiding sprayingthe surface with cleaning solutions beforehand. Such a process avoidsthe possibility of spraying to unwanted places and eliminates the needto climb a ladder multiple times to perform the spray-and-wipeprocedure.

The two-in-one cleaning towel disclosed here may include other features.For example, the first side and second side of the single-layered towelmay have different colors. Similarly, the first layer and the secondlayer of the multi-layered towel may have different colors. Such adesign may make it easier to distinguish the two sides or the two layersand adopt the most effective sequence in actual wiping. Moreover,independent from the colors, the two sides or the two layers may havedifferent textures, providing additional distinctions between the twosides or the two layers and allowing a blind person to use the cleaningtowel effectively.

As indicated above, the two-in-one cleaning towel disclosed by thecurrent invention is easy to use and highly effective. Therefore, itsaves time and energy, especially for cleaning up a spill. A user of thetwo-in-one cleaning towel may disinfect the surface subjected to a spillafter the excessive liquid is wiped away. In such a manner, cleaningconsumables such as paper towel, water, and regular disinfectants aresaved. Moreover, it takes less effort from the user, since he/she doesnot need to go through the complicated process of wiping, spraying, andmore wiping.

In addition, the two-in-one cleaning towel shows other advantages suchas but not limited to: light weight, versatility, disposability, andeasiness to store. The two-in-one cleaning towel is generally lightweight. The user does not need to carry a heavy spray bottle for theregular cleaning needs. Stemming from this advantage is the feature thatthe two-in-one cleaning towel may be easily portable so that the usermay carry it around and use it whenever it is necessary. Moreover, arelated feature is that the two-in-one cleaning towel may be designed ascompact in size and may be kept almost anywhere. Such advantages arevery attractive for traveling and family outings during which a need fora brief cleaning arises very frequently. Combined with its superiorcleaning results, the two-in-one cleaning towel may be used widely forsuch purposes.

Since the cleaning agent is broadly defined and the two-in-one cleaningtowel may use any kind of cleaning agent to fit the needs, the currentinvention may provide a product with a high level of versatility. Thecleaning towel here may be used to clean glasses, kitchen countertops,furniture, shelves, toilets, bathing areas, metal surfaces, plasticsurfaces, or any combination thereof. The choice of cleaning agent andthe specific materials for the different sides or different layers woulddictate what purposes may be achieved. For the multi-layered cleaningtowel, the different layers may be made from the same or differentmaterials. For rougher surfaces and hard-to-rid stains, the two-in-onecleaning towel may be made from unwoven materials with thicker fibersand may be used to scrub the target surfaces. For surfaces that need toavoid scratches, the two-in-one cleaning towel may be made from finermaterials such as fabric or soft cloth. Since the two-in-one cleaningtowel is generally simple in its structure, it is easy to manufactureand allows a large variety to be produced to satisfy the needs fordifferent surfaces, different kinds of marks and stains, and achievedifferent results.

The two-in-one cleaning towel may come in different sizes, thickness,and various arrangements in terms of folding, stacking, and packaging.The variety in its dimension and packaging also allows the cleaningtowel to be used for different purposes, such as spill control andregular cleaning; in different situations, such as when traveling or athome; for different package sizes, such as one towel per pack ormultiplicity of towels per box. The changes in the cleaning towel'sdimension and packaging enhance its versatility.

In general, the two-in-one cleaning towel is designed to be a disposableproduct. As suggested above, it is structurally simple and easy toproduce. Therefore, it is relatively inexpensive. Moreover, the mainmaterials making up the two-in-one cleaning towels may be degradable andenvironment friendly. Therefore, the cleaning towel may be simplydisposed after use and a new batch may be applied for additionalcleaning tasks. Compared with traditional cleaning devices, thetwo-in-one cleaning towel may also be cost-effective.

The cleaning towel disclosed by the current invention may be easy tostore. Since the cleaning agent attaches to the second side or thesecond layer in largely solid form and keeps the cleaning towelsubstantially dry at room temperature, the likelihood of contaminationor microorganism infection is much lower for the cleaning towel,compared with liquid impregnated towels. Moreover, also due to the factthat the cleaning towel is substantially dry, it does not require asealed packaging to prevent evaporation, nor is it likely to causeunwanted dampening of the packaging materials that are susceptible toliquid impregnation. Therefore, the cleaning towel disclosed here may bestored in paper boxes, not necessarily in plastic packages. Similarly,the cleaning towel may be stored at room temperature for long periods oftime, without losing its effectiveness in cleaning.

It should be noted that the two-in-one cleaning towel disclosed by thecurrent invention may comprise more than two layers. For example, athird layer of sheet materials may be disposed between the first layerand the second layer, enhancing the liquid-absorbing capacity andphysical endurance of the cleaning towel. Moreover, the previouslydefined first layer and second layer may individually comprise more thanone sub-layer to improve certain features of the first layer and thesecond layer. For example, the second layer may comprise a softer, moreabsorbent sub-layer facing the first layer and a rougher, less absorbentsub-layer facing away from the first layer. Such a design improves thesecond layer's mechanical properties and allows it to be applied withmore forceful wiping. Moreover, the softer, more absorbent sub-layerimproves the effect to moisten the second layer and facilitate theprocess to turn the cleaning agent to cleaning solutions.

One embodiment of the current invention is a two-in-one cleaning towelhaving at least a first side and a second side while the first side andthe second side have different colors.

One embodiment of the current invention is a two-in-one cleaning towelhaving at least a first layer and a second layer while the first layerand the second layer have different colors.

One embodiment of the current invention is a two-in-one cleaning towelthat may be used to clean glasses, kitchen countertops, furniture,shelves, toilets, bathing areas, metal surfaces, ceramic surfaces,and/or plastic surfaces.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a cleaning towelthat effectively cleans up liquid spills.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a cleaningtowel that disinfects the surface to which liquid has been spilled.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a cleaning towelthat is light-weight and easy to use. It is another object of thepresent invention to provide a cleaning towel that does not requireadditional wiping with another towel or wipe.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a cleaningtowel that eliminates the need to spray the target article/surface withcleaning solutions.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a cleaningtowel that is easy to store.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaningtowel that has a single layer made from absorbent and flexible material.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide asingle-layered cleaning towel having a first side and a second side.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaningtowel having two sides, wherein a cleaning agent is attached to thesecond side in substantially solid form and keeps the cleaning towellargely dry.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaningtowel that includes multiple layers.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaningtowel that has a first flexible, absorbent layer.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaningtowel that has a second layer, wherein a cleaning agent is attached tothe second layer in substantially solid form and keeps the cleaningtowel largely dry.

Still another object the present invention is to provide a cleaningtowel having multiple layers with one layer attached to disinfectants.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaningtowel that may use a first layer to wipe clean a surface and use asecond layer to disinfect the surface.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a bottom perspective view of a first embodiment of thecleaning towel having a single layer.

FIG. 2 shows an exploded sectional view of a second embodiment of thecleaning towel having multiple layers.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The present invention discloses a cleaning towel comprising a singlelayer or multiple layers of largely overlapping sheet materials. Inparticular, FIG. 1 shows a bottom perspective view of a first embodimentof the cleaning towel having a single layer. The first embodiment of thepresent invention comprises a flexible and absorbent sheet 10 having afirst side (not shown) and a second side 15, wherein a cleaning agent100 attaches to the second side preferably in solid form at roomtemperature, keeping the cleaning towel substantially dry when it isunused.

FIG. 2 shows an exploded sectional view of a second embodiment of thecleaning towel having multiple layers. Shown in FIG. 2 is the secondembodiment comprises a first layer 10 that is preferably flexible andabsorbent to liquid, and a second layer 20, wherein a cleaning agent 100attaches to the second layer preferably in solid form at roomtemperature, keeping the cleaning towel substantially dry when it isunused.

The cleaning towel may be made from various materials that may satisfythe basic need for cleaning and disinfecting a target surface.Independently, the first and second layers of the multi-layeredembodiment may comprise sheet materials including but not limited to:paper, fabrics made from cotton, rayon, bamboo, or nonwoven fibers,microfibers, or synthetic polyesters such as but not limited toTerylene™, polyethylene terephthalate, Spandex™ polyvinyl alcohol (PVA),or any combinations thereof. Similarly, the single-layered embodimentmay be made from any of the same materials, or any combinations thereof.The materials to be selected may be determined by the specific type ofcleaning to be performed, the surface to be cleaned, and/or the overallresult to be achieved.

In the multi-layered embodiment, both the first layer and the secondlayer may be made from unwoven material such as paper. The two layersmay use papers having the same or different physical features in termsof thickness, paper weight, softness, and texture. The first layer isflexible and absorbent to liquid, preferably using paper towel material.The second layer may also be flexible and absorbent, thus making it easyto receive the liquid absorbed by the first layer. In addition, thepaper making up the first layer and/or the second layer may have specialtexture on its surface, especially the surface not facing the otherlayer, providing possible additional structures to facilitate scrapingand scrubbing. Similarly, in the single-layered embodiment, the flexibleand absorbent sheet may be made from unwoven material such as paper. Inparticular, either the multi-layered embodiment or the single-layeredembodiment may adopt paper structures or formats that are alreadycommercially available, such as the Bounty® paper towels or Kleenex®napkins.

For the multi-layered embodiment, the first layer and the second layermay be largely overlapping—having significant co-extensive areas. Thisfeature ensures that when one layer is impregnated with liquid, theother layer becomes moistened through capillary effects. However, thetwo layers, and any additional layer that is available, may not beentirely co-extensive. As long as the majority of the layer areas areoverlapping, the basic goal of moistening may be achieved.

One key component of the cleaning towel is the cleaning agent attachedto the second side 28 or the second layer 20, referring to FIG. 2. Thecleaning agent, as indicated above, may be any kind of compound,composition, or formula having cleaning effects or any combinationsthereof. At room temperature, the cleaning agent is preferably in solidform, such as a powder or small pellets, keeping the cleaning towelsubstantially dry. The dry form of the cleaning agent may be achieved invarious ways. One possibility is to impregnate the absorbent sheet ofthe single-layered embodiment or the second layer of the multi-layeredembodiment with a solution having the cleaning agent. Subsequently, theabsorbent sheet or the second layer soaked with the cleaning solutionmay be dried to allow the solid form of the cleaning agent to attach tothe second layer. Alternatively, the cleaning agent may exist in powderyform or as small pellets. The absorbent sheet or the second layer may bedipped in the cleaning agent to allow attachment of the cleaning agent.

The cleaning agent may be homemade substance or commercially availablematerials that may be used for cleaning and disinfecting purposes. Thecleaning agent may include materials such as but not limited to:disinfectants, detergents, wetting agents, surfactants, anti-microbialagents, anti-fungal agents, aroma additive or fragrance, emulsifyingagents, and antiseptics. Preferably, the cleaning agent includes adisinfectant and it may be used to clean surfaces and eliminatemicroorganisms, such as bacteria and fungus attached to the surfaces.

Many different kinds of disinfectants may be used for the cleaningagent. For example, the disinfectant may include but not limited tooxidizing agents such as sodium hypochlorite, calcium hypochlorite,sulfonamide compounds, chlorine dioxide generating compounds such assodium chlorite, sodium chlorate, and potassium chlorate, colloidalsilver, potassium permanganate, and potassium peroxymonosulfat, or anycombination thereof. In addition, the disinfectant may be biguanidepolymers, copper-alloys, silver and silver compounds, quaternaryammonium compounds such as benzalkonium chloride, and phenolics such asphenol, o-phenylphenol, chloroxylenol, hexachlorophene, thymol, andamylmetacresol, or any combinations thereof. It should also be notedthat besides the ones listed here, other disinfectants being effectiveas antimicrobial agents may be used.

Other ingredients may be added to the cleaning agent to optimize,stabilize, or prolong the effects of the disinfectant. For example,surfactants may be used to improve the effectiveness of disinfectants bypromoting the contact of the disinfectants with the spill, mark, orstain to be cleaned. When these ingredients are added, they areconsidered part of the cleaning agent.

Some of the cleaning agents, especially the ones having surfactants andoxidizing disinfectants, are only effective in their liquid form or aresignificantly more effective in the liquid form than the solid form.Other cleaning agents may be effective in both solid and liquid forms.The current invention encompasses both possibilities. Preferably, thecleaning agent used in the current invention is only effective in theliquid form or is more effective in the liquid form than the solid form.This feature makes the cleaning towel particularly suitable to clear upspills or leaks of liquids. A user of the cleaning towel may wipe thespill with the first layer or the first side, absorbing the liquid andmaking the cleaning towel moist. Subsequently, the cleaning agentsattached to the second layer or the second side is dissolved and madeeffective, or more effective, as the result that the cleaning towelbecomes moistened. The user, therefore, may flip the cleaning towel overand use the second layer or second side to disinfect the surface to becleaned, eliminating further hygienic or health risks.

For the multi-layered embodiment, the first and second layers of thecleaning towel may be attached to one another or may be unattached.Since the layers are largely overlapping, when they are unattached, theystill form a physically distinct sheet structure that may be used as oneitem. Preferably, the layers are attached to one another. One common wayis that the layers are laminated in particular positions so that partsof the layers are attached while the layers remain largely separable.Another alternative is that the layers are firmly laminated and theentire cleaning towel is pressed to be one sheet. It should be notedthat other means of attachments, such as glue or clips, may also beused.

As indicated above, the cleaning towel may come in different dimensionsand packaging arrangements. For example, the cleaning towel may be inthe form of common kitchen paper towels—an overall form of a cylindricalroll with the paper towel wrapped around a central axis; while thecylindrical roll may have a height of around 25-35 cm and a diameter ofaround 10-20 cm. Alternatively, the cleaning towel may take the form ofcommon toilet paper—in a similar shape of cylindrical roll as thekitchen paper towel, with smaller dimension of around 5 -15 cm in heightand 5-15 cm in diameter. Moreover, for a roll of a cleaning towel, thetowel may be arranged to be easily detachable segmentss connected inparallel to one another using weakened web-like structures to form alonger, wrappable sheet. In addition, the cleaning towel presented bythe current invention may be folded in a zig-zag manner and each sheetof the cleaning towel is interlockingly stacked on another, forming astack that may be kept in a box. In this manner, the cleaning towel maybe used one sheet at a time and each being pulled out of the box halfway to ensure easy usage. Alternatively, the cleaning towel may bestacked together and kept in a package, making it easy to distributewhen the package is opened. One particularly useful arrangement is thatone sheet of the cleaning towel is folded and kept in a package or box,while each package or box is calculated to be suitable for one singleuse.

Preferably, the first layer and the second layer or the first side andthe second side may have different colors. For example, the first layeror first side may be white and the second layer or second side may beblue or violet, making it easier to distinguish the two layers/sides andapply the appropriate layer/side for specific cleaning tasks. Whencertain cleaning agents are selected, such a double-color design isparticularly desirable. For example, when the cleaning agent includesanti-microbial agents having color naturally, such as crystal violet,the second layer/side may present distinct color without specialtreatment. Independent from the design for different color, the firstlayer and second layer or the first side and second side may havedifferent texture, allowing easier distinction through touch.

For the multi-layered embodiment, in addition to the first layer andsecond layer, the cleaning towel may comprise more layers that enhancethe functionality of the cleaning towel. For example, the cleaning towelmay comprise a third layer, the third layer being absorbent to liquidbut stiffer in physical property, positioned between the first layer andthe second layer. Compared with a cleaning towel not having the thirdlayer, a cleaning towel with the third layer as a whole is moreabsorbent to cleaning a spill and still maintains the feature to alloweffective moistening of the cleaning agent on the second layer. Inaddition, such a third layer may enhance the physical endurance of thecleaning towel and allow more heavy-duty usage of the cleaning towel.

Although this invention has been described with a certain degree ofparticularity, it is to be understood that the present disclosure hasbeen made only by way of illustration and that numerous changes in thedetails of construction and arrangement of parts may be resorted towithout departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A two-in-one cleaning towel, comprising: a firstlayer, the first layer being flexible and absorbent to liquid; and asecond layer, wherein a cleaning agent is attached to the second layer,the cleaning agent is in solid form at room temperature and the secondlayer is substantially dry.
 2. The two-in-one cleaning towel of claim 1,wherein the cleaning agent is a disinfectant.
 3. The two-in-one cleaningtowel of claim 1, wherein the cleaning agent is a glass cleaning agent.4. The two-in-one cleaning towel of claim 1, wherein the cleaning agentis a detergent.
 5. The two-in-one cleaning towel of claim 1, wherein thesecond layer is flexible and absorbent to liquid.
 6. The two-in-onecleaning towel of claim 1, wherein the first layer and second layer havedifferent colors.
 7. The two-in-one cleaning towel of claim 1, whereinthe first layer is made from fibrous unwoven material.
 8. The two-in-onecleaning towel of claim 7, wherein the first layer is made from paper.9. The two-in-one cleaning towel of claim 1, wherein the second layer ismade from fibrous unwoven material.
 10. The two-in-one cleaning towel ofclaim 19, wherein the second layer is made from paper.
 11. Thetwo-in-one cleaning towel of claim 1, wherein the first layer and thesecond layer are laminated together.
 12. The two-in-one cleaning towelof claim 11, wherein the first layer is made from paper and the secondlayer is made from paper.
 13. The two-in-one cleaning towel of claim 11,wherein the cleaning agent is a disinfectant.
 14. A two-in-one cleaningtowel, comprising a first layer made from paper, the first layer beingflexible and absorbent to liquid; and a second layer made from paper,the second layer being flexible and absorbent to liquid, wherein adisinfectant attaches to the second layer, the disinfectant beinglargely in solid form at room temperature, the second layer issubstantially dry, and the first layer and the second layer havedifferent colors.
 15. The two-in-one cleaning towel of claim 14, whereinthe first layer and the second layer are laminated together.
 16. Thetwo-in-one cleaning towel as claim 14, further comprising a third layerdisposed between the first layer and the second layer.
 17. A two-in-onecleaning towel comprising a flexible and absorbent sheet having a firstside and a second side, wherein a cleaning agent is attached to thesecond side, the cleaning agent being in solid form at room temperatureand the two-in-one cleaning towel being substantially dry.
 18. Thetwo-in-one cleaning towel of claim 17, wherein the cleaning agent is adisinfectant.
 19. The two-in-one cleaning towel of claim 18, wherein theflexible and absorbent sheet is made from paper.
 20. The two-in-onecleaning towel of claim 19, wherein the flexible and absorbent sheet ismade from paper.